Paul Nitze

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defense strategist diplomat government official human

Paul Nitze was a prominent American diplomat and defense strategist who played a key role in shaping U.S. Cold War military and nuclear policy.

Aliases (1)

Paul Henry Nitze ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defense strategist → diplomat → government official → human →
awardReceived	Presidential Medal of Freedom →
causeOfDeath	pneumonia →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1907-01-16 →
dateOfDeath	2004-10-19 →
describedBySource	United States government historical records → obituaries in major U.S. newspapers →
educatedAt	Harvard University → Hotchkiss School →
employer	Dillon, Read & Co. → United States Department of Defense → United States Department of State →
familyName	Nitze →
fieldOfWork	foreign policy → national security → nuclear strategy →
founded	Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies →
fullName	Paul Henry Nitze →
givenName	Paul →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
namesakeOf	Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies →
notableIdea	arms control negotiation strategies → containment policy elaboration → nuclear deterrence strategy →
notableWork	Committee on the Present Danger → NSC-68 →
occupation	civil servant → diplomat → policy advisor →
participantIn	Cold War → Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty negotiations → Strategic Arms Limitation Talks →
placeOfBirth	Amherst, Massachusetts →
placeOfDeath	Washington, D.C. →
positionHeld	Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs → Deputy Secretary of Defense → Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State → United States Secretary of the Navy → chief U.S. negotiator at the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) talks →
religion	Episcopalian →
residence	Washington, D.C. →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Elisabeth Scott Porter → Phyllis Pratt →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Paul Nitze ("Paul Henry Nitze") →	fullName
Nitze →	hasNotableBearer
Committee on the Present Danger →	notableMember
NSC-68 →	principalAuthor